5 biggest winners from UFC Fight Night: Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira
The UFC returned to its Las Vegas base last night for Fight Night: Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira, and while the headline bout was a dull affair, the rest of the card largely delivered good action.
With eleven fights on tap and a total of six finishes overall, this UFC Fight Night was decent enough, with a number of fighters moving up the ladder following their wins.
So who were the biggest victors last night? Thankfully, there were a number of fighters to choose from, with more than one moving into title contention.
With this in mind, here are the five biggest winners from UFC Fight Night: Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira.
#5. Chase Hooper – defeated Felipe Colares in a UFC featherweight bout
When he debuted in the UFC back in December 2019, Chase Hooper made a name for himself not only thanks to his win over Daniel Teymur, but for his young age, too. At the time, the featherweight was just 20 years old.
Since then, though, a couple of losses had taken the bloom off the rose of ‘The Dream’, in particular a listless defeat at the hands of Steven Peterson last June. Last night was his first bout since then, and thankfully, he looked fantastic in his win over Felipe Colares.
Did he deserve the $50k performance bonus he received for his showing? It’s debatable, as while he did stop Colares via TKO, a couple of other fighters arguably put on more explosive showings. However, Hooper was thoroughly dominant in every area, completely shutting down Colares on the feet and on the ground.
Overall, it looks like the year away from the octagon has done Hooper the world of good, and at the age of 22, he’s probably a good deal away from his prime yet. If he can continue to improve at this clip, then he may well end up as a title contender in the years to come – but for now, it’s fair to call him one of last night’s biggest winners.